On December 13^th Dell announced that it will be acquiring Compellent Technologies for $960 million. This is a valuable investment for Dell since Compellent has been expanding and developing genius state-of-the-art virtual storage architecture. Compellent's innovative approach is simple, cost effective, scalable, and green. The company has grown from zero to a billion dollars in the last 6 years!This growth occurred despite the recession and the company has gained clients in 34 countries. The Dell acquisition places millions of dollars behind an already billion dollar storage company.